NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AVolvox - Starch
  2. BEctocarpus - Fucoxanthin
  3. CUlothrix - Mannitol
  4. DPorphyra - Floridean Starch

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) Volvox and Ulothrix are green algae. Their food is stored in the form of starch.
Ectocarpus is brown algae. Chlorophyll a, c and fucoxanthin are major pigments of brown algae. The food is stored in the form of mannitol or laminarin. Porphyra is red algae. The food is stored in them in the form of floridean starch.

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